Tune in from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday for educational content tailored to grades PreK-12. MPT’s At-Home Learning schedule is easy to access - on-air, online, or via streaming on your smart device. Programs cover topics like literacy, social studies, math, and science. Check out the related viewing guides and digital activity resources to provide learning continuity for students at home.
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EARLY LEARNERS
7:00am
The Tiger Family Grows— The Tiger Family is expanding and Daniel finds out that he is going to be a big brother! At first, he isn't sure what to expect, but as his family prepares for the arrival of the new baby, Daniel learns about what it means to be a big brother... and a big helper, too.
Premiere
— If you're a kid with superpowers, you belong at Hero Elementary! It's where young heroes in training can learn how to master their less- than-perfected powers and practice day-saving action. But when their superpowers aren't enough for the job, they can always rely on an additional arsenal of powers: The Superpowers of Science! These kids may be superhuman, but it's science that makes humans truly super.MIDDLE GRADES
10:00am
Turtle Mania
— SciGirl Annie and her friends make a local wetland more attractive to turtles.
Water Pollution & Solutions
— In this episode of Into the Outdoors, our adventure team joins hydrology and health scientists to discover where, why, and how water quality is threatened in different environments.
12:00pm
Cartoon Coders
— Fueled by their passion for technology and social justice, Kanah, Margaret and Eh Lay create a computer animation that urges kids to take action in their own communities.
12:30pm
Super Sleuths
— At a forensics summer camp, super sleuths Emi and friends team up with real forensic scientists to solve the mysterious theft of the priceless "Queen of the Forest" ceremonial mask.
1:00pm
Can We Time Travel?
— Join Stephen Hawking as he challenges three ordinary people to determine if time travel is possible. The fascinating journey of discovery features DeLoreans, atomic clocks, a giant black hole and a large swath of New York City.
HIGH SCHOOL
2:00pm
This film breaks open the hidden history of the U.S. Army's Military Intelligence Service (MIS) during World War II -- a story made possible because of a few aging Japanese American veterans with a little Internet savvy and a lot of determination.
EARLY LEARNERS
7:00am
The Baby Is Here— The baby is about to arrive and everyone is so excited! Mom and Dad head to the hospital while Daniel and Grandpere spend time at home going through some of Daniel's old things. In this half-hour musical episode everyone welcomes the new addition to the Neighborhood as Margaret comes home! Strategy: I can't wait to meet the baby!
7:30am
Gila Monsters Under My House
— The Wild Kratts receive a call from Xavier, a Wild Kratt kid who lives in the Sonoran Desert. A Gila monster has crawled under his house and he's scared! Martin and Chris go to check it out and Xavier soon learns about the amazing life of this creature.
8:00am
Saved from the Bell— When the bell on top of the school's Leaping Tower keeps ringing, Sparks' Crew plans and conducts an investigation. They discover that vibrations make sound, but what's causing the bell to vibrate and ring?
I Am Jackie Robinson— Jackie Robinson helps Yadina when a child on the playground makes up rules that are unfair. MIDDLE GRADES
10:00am
Puppet Power
— SciGirl Anna and her friends engineer a giant pig puppet, complete with blinking eyes and a twirling tail, for a May Day parade.
10:30am
A Murky Mystery In Mermaidos
— Digit is going on his annual visit to Mermaidos, an underwater cybersite filled with merfolk, to visit one of his best friends in the whole cyber-world-Eugene. The two of them are great buddies who love to play underwater games, but when Digit arrives, something is wrong. Mermaidos is murky and warm and the fish are leaving in droves. It turns out Hacker has put a plan in motion to turn Mermaidos into his own personal hot tub! He is making the water hotter and hotter, raising the temperature to a hot 100 cyber-degrees- a temperature that would make Mermaidos uninhabitable for the Mermaidians and force them to move out. It is up to Digit and the CyberSquad to stop Hacker's plan, reverse the thermal pollution and help save Eugene's home.
11:00am
Yellowstone National Park has four seasons that can change at any time. Summer is for eating, Fall is for mating, Winter is for surviving and Spring is for re-birth. Mother Nature has worked millions of years to sculpt this grand treasure, and her finest work is on display for us all to appreciate and enjoy. Yellowstone's splendor lies in it's solitude, it's grandness, it's complexity and its simplicity. And for thousands of years this real life drama has performed the same 4 act play over and over again...Yellowstone in Four Seasons.
Restoring The Colorado Delta, Data-Driven Farming — Where the Colorado River approaches the Sea of Cortez, a new agreement between the U.S. and Mexico shares the river's water during times of drought and surplus and dedicates water to the environment, restoring flows and habitat along the river and at the Delta.
Conservationists are working hard to replant forests and promote wildlife habitat to revive the Delta after years of neglect and desertification. On the leading edge of agricultural technology, young farmers are using data to minimize costs, improve yield and increase profits; a fourth-generation farmer in Illinois shows how it's done.
Killer Floods — Uncover geologic fingerprints of colossal floods that violently reshaped the ancient world. Follow geologists around the globe as they reconstruct catastrophic Ice Age floods more powerful than all the world's top ten rivers combined.
HIGH SCHOOL
2:00pm
A whirlwind tour of 10 engineering feats that made our civilization possible: from the Erie Canal and Eads Bridge, to the Holland Tunnel and Hoover Dam. Find out which 10 modern marvels made the list!
3:00pm
Deja Vu
— After a long and brutal war, revolutionaries led by Ho Chi Minh end nearly a century of French colonial rule. With the Cold War intensifying, Vietnam is divided: communists hold the North, while America supports an untested regime in the South.
Transcontinental
— High in the Utah desert in 1869, two locomotives met and a golden spike was hammered into new rails: the first transcontinental railroad was complete. To mark the 150th anniversary of this feat, Utah organized a statewide effort called "Spike 150," with exhibitions and events engaging a diverse public. Host Ed Ayers visits to learn about the railroad's promise of prosperity. He considers the human costs, with a descendant of a Chinese American railroad builder and a Native American tribal leader. And he discovers how the environment and photography played key roles on the rails.
EARLY LEARNERS
7:00amTime for Daniel— Daniel is playing adventure tiger at home with Dad, but things are not quite the same, now that Baby Margaret is around. Daniel is upset that Dad keeps interrupting their play to take care of Baby Margaret, but Daniel learns that there's time for the baby and time for Daniel, too.
Little Howler
— Chris and Martin are unpacking from an adventure and are surprised when a Wolf pup pops out of their bags. They have no idea where the little guy came from and must retrace their steps in order to return him back to his pack. They experience that wolves are a very social animal with a close pack structure and frequent visual and audio communication among individual members. With this knowledge and wolf-powered Creature Power Suits the bros are able to fend off a hungry cougar and finally return the pup to his wolf pack.
8:00am
Tail of One Kitty— A little girl's kitten is on the loose. It's Sparks' Crew to the rescue. They observe how animals use their tails and they apply that new information to their day-saving rescue.
Rocky Rescue— A routine science expedition with Grandpa Nat and Nina becomes a rescue mission when Nina hurts her ankle in a snowboarding accident and must be airlifted home. But dense cloud cover makes it nearly impossible for Mom to find them from the air. Can Molly figure out how to get Mom to see them?
Nature Calls— Leo feels very nervous about the wild animals wandering around Juneau, but realizes they need their own space and we must all learn to live together. MIDDLE GRADES
10:00am Dolphin Dive — SciGirls Serena and Ceci bond with bottlenose dolphins, exploring their behavior at the Dolphins Plus Research Center. 10:30am
Plantasaurus!
— It's going to be a very special night in Cyberspace for Matt, Inez and Jackie. To show her appreciation for all they've done for her (and Cyberspace), Motherboard has invited the kids to have a slumber party with Digit in the newly refurbished and repainted Control Central! But a case of sneezes, itchy eyes and scratchy throats threatens to put a damper on the slumber fun. Inspired by a B-Monster movie, Hacker makes his own Plantasaurus to finally get the best of Motherboard and take over Cyberspace. Can the kids get to the bottom of the problems inside Control Central before the problems outside come to their front door?
11:00am
Organic Potting Mix; Taking Food to Market: Managing Manure; Lithuanian Sausage
— Join host Joanne Clendining as she explores local Maryland farms. Meet a farmer who created his own organic potting mix. Follow along on the journey from Albright Farms to the Baltimore Farmers Market and Bazaar. Learn how proper manure management is essential to dairy farming.
11:30am
Refining Crude Oil
— In this episode of Into the Outdoors, our adventure team decodes the chemistry, engineering, science and environmental concerns of refining crude oil.
12:00pm
Commuters
— In a modern migration, animals travel in and out of cities to find food and shelter or to start a family. See if the secret to success in a fast- changing world is commuting.
HIGH SCHOOL
2:00pm
The Poison Squad— By the close of the Industrial Revolution, the American food supply was tainted with frauds, fakes, and legions of new and untested chemicals, dangerously threatening the health of consumers. Based on the book by Deborah Blum, The Poison Squad tells the story of government chemist Dr. Harvey Wiley, who took on the powerful food manufacturers and their allies, and laid the groundwork for U.S. consumer protection laws, and ultimately the creation of the FDA.
4:00pm
Chasing Greatness— Watch as ancient Greece's legacy is invoked in Athens and at the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court. Take a look back at its rise and fall, which might not only help us understand the challenges we face now, but also point toward a better future.
EARLY LEARNERS
7:00amPlaytime is Different— Daniel is having fun playing restaurant with O and Katerina but they keep getting interrupted by a very curious Margaret who wants to be part of the action. She also can't seem to keep her hands off of Daniel's beloved Tige-y! Daniel eventually learns that although having a new baby sister around is very different...it can also be really fun.
Snow Runners
— On their way to return some Hispid hares to Asia, the Wild Kratts accidentally lose them in a wintery North American forest. Martin and Chris must use the amazing winter adaptations and strategies of the Snowshoe hare and lynx to locate the hares before it's too late.
I Am Mary Leakey— Mary Leakey helps Xavier develop a strategy for a difficult scavenger hunt -- slow down and look around.MIDDLE GRADES
10:00am
Digging Archaeology
— SciGirls Jazzy and Gates unearth the past, uncovering thousand-year-old Native American artifacts at a Utah dig site.
10:30am
A Reboot Eve to Remember
— It's Reboot Day - when all of cyberspace celebrates a fresh start and all the bots make Reboot resolutions! It's Delete's favorite holiday, but Hacker is having none of it; he's in a foul mood because he's low on energy. Fortunately for him, the little windy town of Bottowa has a powerful energy source that'll put new pep in his step. Unfortunately for the Bottowans, this power source is what raises the big ball at the stroke of midnight on Reboot Eve (like dropping the big ball in Times Square, but in reverse), and their celebration is being broadcast live across Cyberspace! When Hacker steals the energy source, Delete is so upset that he decides to stay behind and join forces with the CyberSquad, who have come to help the poor little town from Virtual World-wide humiliation. To do this, they'll try to harness the natural power of the wind and build a giant windmill.
11:00am
The Whooping Crane's Majestic Return
— Trace the landmark effort to reintroduce the whooping crane into Louisiana's wetlands. Seventy years ago these 5-foot tall stately birds were on the brink of extinction, with only 16 left in the world. Trek along with biologists and their partners and witness their painstaking efforts to reintroduce the whooping crane into Louisiana's wetlands for the first time in half a century.
Food — Scientists explore the impact of climate change and what could happen if global warming exceeds 1.5 degrees. Discover how the latest innovations and technology are posing potential solutions and what individuals can do to prevent further damage.
HIGH SCHOOL
2:00pm
Muhammad: Legacy of a Prophet tells the story of the seventh-century prophet who changed world history in 23 years and continues to shape the lives of more than 1.2 billion people. This lively, thorough and honest portrait of the man and the prophet takes viewers to ancient Arabian sites where Muhammad's story unfolded and into the homes, mosques and workplaces of some of America's approximately seven million Muslims to discover the many ways in which they follow Muhammad's example. With some of the world's leading scholars on Islam providing historical context and critical perspective, viewers learn not only who Muhammad was, but also what most American Muslims believe Islam teaches and how their beliefs are increasingly shaping society.
EARLY LEARNERS
7:00am
Daniel Fixes Trolley— Daniel accidentally breaks a wheel off Trolley while playing. When Mom is too busy to help Daniel put the wheel back on, she urges him to try to figure it out on his own and explains that fixing it on his own will make him feel good about himself.
Premiere
— If you're a kid with superpowers, you belong at Hero Elementary! It's where young heroes in training can learn how to master their less- than-perfected powers and practice day-saving action. But when their superpowers aren't enough for the job, they can always rely on an additional arsenal of powers: The Superpowers of Science! These kids may be superhuman, but it's science that makes humans truly super.
Glocken Around The Clock— In Munich, Leo is put in charge of baby Mathilda for the day and finds it takes a special kind of Glockenspiel to make her happy. MIDDLE GRADES
10:00am Horsing Around — SciGirl Zoe and her friends pony up some science to select the best horse for a riding competition. 10:30am Housewarming Party — In Happily Ever Afterville, the Three Pigs have just finished building their new cottage at the base of Mount Evermore - a peaceful spot without any direct sunlight. But trouble strikes when Hacker and Wicked, who are having a battle of wits above Mount Evermore, accidentally zap the mountain away. Now, the sun is streaming directly onto the pigs' house, and it is quickly heating it up inside! Meanwhile, Hacker starts feeling something very strange - guilt. Can the CyberSquad cool down the pigs' warming house and save their housewarming party? 11:00am
Catching Rockfish; Growing Mealworms; Farmers Using Internet: Meal Kits
— Join host Joanne Clendining as she explores local Maryland agriculture and seafood. Meet a waterman who uses a pound net to catch fish. Visit a company that's breeding mealworms that could one day be used in animal feed. Learn about the importance of rual internet access in Western Maryland.
11:30am
Searching for Sustainability
— In this episode of Into the Outdoors, our adventure team explores our search for more sustainable lands, waters, and lives. They even show us how to become more sustainable right in our backyards.
Blackbird: Legacy of Innovation chronicles the development of the SR-71 Blackbird strategic reconnaissance aircraft, an icon of aviation history that fundamentally changed aerospace design and dynamics. The SR-71 was designed and built in the 1960s as a classified military project by Lockheed Martin's Advanced Development Projects team (nicknamed the "Skunk Works" division), and to this day it remains the world's fastest and highest flying aircraft. The one-hour documentary charts the establishment of the acclaimed Skunk Works group under Clarence L. "Kelly" Johnson, and examines the challenges and breakthroughs encountered while working on the Blackbird design. The story of the SR-71 is also placed within the larger history of the CIA reconnaissance program during the Cold War.
HIGH SCHOOL
2:00pm Those Winter Sundays - Robert Hayden — Vice President Joe Biden, Inaugural poet Elizabeth Alexander, and psychologist Angela Duckworth join host Elisa New and a chorus of working fathers and sons to reflect on Robert Hayden's moving poem "Those Winter Sundays." 3:30pm
Much Ado About Nothing
— Recorded live at The Public Theater's Free Shakespeare in the Park, this modern interpretation of Shakespeare's romantic classic with an all-black cast features Danielle Brooks and Grantham Coleman. Directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon.